Experiencing the self as interdependent coincided with increased happiness through feeling greater harmony with others.

An 11-year-old Mansfield student, who began a campaign called “Race to Kindness,” received $10,000 from singer Katy Perry.

Melanie Pressley, reunited with her firstborn son Greg Vossler, this summer after taking a DNA test and learning they were a genetic match.

In her 40s, Dierdre Wolownick taught herself to swim. In her 50s, she took up operating. Then, at 60, she grew to become a rock climber.

NYC officials announced plans this month for its school system, the country's largest, to phase out gifted and talented student programs.

Make a difference for one person and it will have a ripple effect. That is the message retired teacher Tony Garcia hopes to spread.

A group of about 40 concerned dads have teamed up to make their kid’s Louisiana high school a safer place to learn.

One Richmond family got a shocking delivery last month when 80,000 pennies were dumped on their front lawn.

The man, who was looking for wood samples to use in the repair or replacement of his damaged gunstocks, purchased the goodwill display.

A 79-year-old U.S Navy veteran has been flooded with donations to replace his broken mobility scooter after a TikTok video went viral.

Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes.

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A 14-year-old Champlin, Minnesota girl manufactures $1,000 dog wheelchairs in her free time for the price of the parts.

At a Pennsylvania barbershop, kids are getting more confident by getting paid to read out loud while getting their hair cut.

Thousands of former Boko Haram militants and abductees in Nigeria left the group this summer and asked to return to their homes.

Olivia Ohlson-Ellis has been running lemonade stands since 2017 to raise funds for NorthShore’s Kellogg Cancer Center in honor of her mom.

One day, while William Ross was on his normal two-mile walk to his job he saw something he could really use, a ride.

An act of kindness helped a pair of Utah dog owners check the last box off their dog’s final bucket list.

The Barrón's oldest son, Keaton, died in 2018 when he was 8 years old following a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

These men were touched once they met a mother and her special needs son. They would soon show that “love” is the universal language.